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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 4 The Man of Two Minds, Section 6 | Part 2, Chapter 5 Agassiz, Section 1 | Part 2, Chapter 5 Agassiz, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ___________ felt that he was at a disadvantage because he had no formal education.
(a) William James.
(b) Bob James.
(c) Wilky James.
(d) Henry James Jr.

2. William James spent a great deal of time and energy on being indecisive, but he was able to use it to create the idea of _________.
(a) Pragmatism.
(b) Antagonism.
(c) Abolitionism.
(d) Separatism.

3. Henry James Sr. preached _________ and stated that there was no room for morality.
(a) Free love.
(b) Slavery as a virtue.
(c) Atheism.
(d) Abstinence.

4. After the murder of ________ Emerson's distrust of the South grew as did his affiliation with the abolitionists.
(a) James.
(b) Lovejoy.
(c) Phillips.
(d) Holmes Sr.

5. Louis Agassiz gained fame because of his discovery of _________.
(a) Electrons.
(b) The Ice Age.
(c) The wooly mammoth.
(d) The dinosaurs.

Short Answer Questions

1. William James was an extreme ________ like his father, but disagreed with many of his father's ideals.

2. ___________was a protege of George Cuvier and Alexander von Humboldt.

3. The war had been compared to _________ and the Union soldiers rallied themselves around it.

4. ___________ published many newspaper columns and books through donations or self-publication.

5. Henry James had a relationship with _________ who like him disliked institutionalization and systems.

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